ANA Holdings Inc. will purchase Japan’s first Airbus A380s, the world’s largest passenger airliner, in a discounted three-plane deal with its French-based manufacturer.
A start-up company and Japan’s leading airline plan to power aircraft with jet fuel derived from tiny algae to reduce the environmental burden caused by air travel.
TOYOYAMA, Aichi Prefecture--The inaugural test flight of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has been delayed, the fifth postponement in the development schedule of Japan’s first domestically produced passenger jet.
R2-D2, the iconic robot from “Star Wars,” is set to take to the skies once again, but this time aboard an All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) passenger jet as a painting on its fuselage.
The incoming president of ANA Holdings Inc., the parent company of All Nippon Airways Co., said the carrier will expand its international routes to include destinations in South America, Africa and Central Asia where Japanese airlines currently do not offer service.